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, 1887-01-26

About 1870 Gallant had two cats
which hc always kept abou; linn and
away from all other animals. H. states
that he Understood them perfectly and
that they had u complete language Of
their own. in which they always cx-
pressed the same wish and the same feel
Ing by exactly the same sound. Lucian
observed the common house fly. and also
maintains that this insect, 80 greatly de-
spised and prosecuted. possesses a con
plctc lauguage-that ia to say, uses GER
tain sounds in its buzzing to denote Ger
tain things, and in this way makes itself
Understood among kind. IAmartinc in
hi, description Of travels in the cast. tells
Of Arabian horses that used certain defin-
tic sounds TO express certain things, just
as Napoleon relates of his stecd. -Popu-
lar Science Monthly.
, 1887-01-26

The opera glasses that we hire out 10
iho1c in the audience belong to the thea
trc, but tho ushors are responsible for
them. can assure you that we d" not
lose many glasses, for VIC keep a sharp
watch, and the average visitor ut a thcater
has no reason 10 keep n glass. Some
times, however, Il man jumps out OH us
before we spot him. and we pay over the
pricc-about $3-to the theatre. have
lost only III in a year, and that time the
man went out after the first act III a
crowd and failed to return. ! would
have recognized him had l seen linn
again at the theatre, but he did not turn
up. The theatre makes the price Of the
glass during Ii good week, and IN a season
il pays for itself over and over again. -
Theatre Usher in Globe-D Democrat.
, 1887-01-26

AT Falun we found the average Swed-
ish inn, with u cherries dining room.
where each table was piled high with
~knackbrod, enough IN each table to feed
twenty soldiers. The ~knackbrod il "a
national institution and a sign surer than
any sign post or frontier stone to tell one
that he is in Sweden. 1t is made of rye
OF barley flour, mixed with potatoes and
quantities of caraway seeds; is baked in
thin sheets q foot in diameter, with ~
hole in the middle, and through this hole
the market women run a string and carry
it around for sale. In the bread market
at Stockholm they fasten these strings Of
k%nackbrod TO their shoulder yokes in
piles that reach from the Jokes nearly to
the ground. Toa m unapprcciativc palate
it tastes quite us much as it looks like
dog biscuit and is tougher than anything
else the human teeth struggle with. Be
sides the knackbrod, the Swedes offer you
many varieties OF sweet bread full of car
away seeds, and with the morning coffee
give you plates of these fancy kick
shaws. but never any plain white bread.
and the coffee at Falun was something to
make one shiver with disgust. Cor.
Globe Democrat.
, 1887-01-26

| suppose everybody has tried, first or
last, to make out just where he feels
himself to be situated in himself, When
The finger is pinched, it is plainly enough
not l that am pinched, but my finger
and the same is true of Il hurt in any
part of the body. Notwithstanding the
fact that the great controlling nerve
enters are in the brain. | nave never
been able to discover that u headache felt
any nearer to me han a finger ache.
Perhaps the nearest approach ! have
known to u sense of closeness, or TO u
veritablc mc-achc, has been a sharp pain
in the stomach, especially when. on one
occasion. ! was struck in that region by
n baseball hat which slipped from the
hand of n striker. But there is one point
concerning our felt location which l
think we are all sure of. 1t is the one
brought out so deliciously by the dear
littlo girl in Punch. You ought to tie
your own apron strings, Mabel says
one of those irresistible Young women Of
Du Maurier's. How can l, aun;y:' IS
the reply. ''I'm in front, you known"
Atlantic Monthly.
, 1887-01-26

The latest method of identifying pris-
oners, which has been introduced into
France by NJ. Alphonse Bertillon, and
which is now successfully practiced not
only in the chief French prisons, but in
Russia and Japan as wen, Is the exact
measurement of the prisoner ON his arriv-
al at the Jail. His waist, the length and
width of the head, the left middle finger,
the left foot, the outstretclied arms, the
three other fingers OF the left hand, the
left arm from the elbow to the wrist. and
the length and width of the ear are
measured, and the color OF the eyes and
any particularities are noted down. A
photograph is also Immediately taken,
and by this means the many mistakes
which have been made by trusting to a
photographer only are avoided Boston
Transcript.
, 1887-01-26

As u finish or covering for walls and
ceilings pulverized steatito IL coming into
use quite satisfactorily. 1t is simply
soapstone. 1t takes a high polish Is
pearl gray in tint, is said TO present the
best possible surface FOR painting, either
in oil or water color. and, what IL very
desirable, will neither crack nor chip 1t
is claimed for 1t that it Is n non-condnc-
tor and non-absorbcnt; that it can Ike
washed without injury; nails can Re
driven into it without damage; when
subject to heat, moisture and chemical
fumes 1t gives no smell, and it does not
turn yellow with age, 1t is thought to
be specially adapted for hospital fac
tories, cellars. markets. etc. Boston
Budget.
, 1887-01-26

The Mutes have Il curious custom
which is observed whenever the first
white whale of the season is killed. After
the carcass is brought on shore, the old
est male Of the village or hunting party
sits upon the beach, and, facing the dead
whale, intones q series Of invocations to
the deceased, imploring its spirit not TO
return to the sea, and thereby warn
other members Of his family against his
captors. Small portions Of the lip and
fins are cut off and buried i'll the earth.
Before this ceremony takes place 10 one
is allowed to m stripping he
blubber or working upon the iody.
When a seal is brought ON shore it Is laid
upon its back and some fresh water
poured over its head. 30 that the spirit
will not go back to the sea and warn off
the other phoce. San Francisco Chron-
icle.
, 1887-01-26

In London u charitably inclined person
organized what ia known as the Raepick-
ers' brigade, consisting Of hundreds Of
neatly uniformed boys, who go from door
to door with their hand carts purchasing
old rags and articles Of various Lintis.
In Il central warehouse these collections
are sorted over; old rags, bottle, bones
and paper are piled up in great heaps,
and in duo time disposed Of to the dealers
in these articles. Strange things IA We
como in with some of these ~purchases, a
plume for q hearse, a drum, n majors
head gear, a bag containing over l,G0O,-
600 cancelled postage stamp, valuable
editions of rare book and autograph let
tcrs of famous people. The London brig
adc has an excellent reputation for
honesty, and very often return valuable
articles which have strayed into the
waste bags. Brooklyn Eagle.
, 1887-01-26
ENGLISH


Nervous Debility, Seminal Wtakness,
Exhausted Vitality, Lost Manhood, and
all the terrible effects Of self abuse and
excuses in maturer years. such as noe
turnal emissions. loss of memory. dimness
Of vision, aversion to society, the vital
fluid passing unobserved in the urine and
other symptoms that lead to insanity and
death. Yong and Middle Aged Men
suffering from the above should consult US
at once. Cure guaranteed IN all such
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Chemical analysis, including thorough
microscopic examinations of the urine, S..
An honest opinion given in all cases. We
furnish The Great English Remedy, Sir
Ashley looper's Vital Restorative, at So a
bottle, or four times the quantity $40
~ANPLE hottie FHEE
to any one stating symptoms, sex and age.
Address English Medical Dispensary, No.
II Kearny 81, San Francisco, Gaia.
, 1887-01-26

HAY IL 81 scarce To feed the stock in
winter that the Norwcgians resort to
what would seem to us the most ridicu
lous economy, going over every scatter
ing patch along the roadside and the
fields. Ii Is cut with the sickle and dried
for hay. Owing to the constant rains
they have what look like fences or racks
placed in their fields at all sorts uf angles.
and when the grass Is cut it is tNs isted
roughly ove these fences sufficiently
tight IL hold it there and yet to bet the
wind blow readily through 1t 10 as to dry
IL quickly. Col. George bliss IA New
York Tunes.
, 1887-01-26

Capt. Coleman, scbr. Weymouth, ply.
ing between Atlantic City and y. Y, had
been troubled with cough 20 that he was
unable to sleep, and was induced to try
Or. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton. 1t not only gave him instant relief,
but allayed the extreme soreness in his
breart His children wore similarly af.
fected and II single dose had the same
happy effect. DR.. Kings New Discovery
is now the standard remedy in the Cole
man household and on board the schooner.
Free trial bottles Of this standard remedy
at W. N. Hunts drug store,
, 1887-01-26

| have suffered all my life with skin dis
eases Of different kinds and have never
found permanent reliei until, bythe advice
Of a lady friend | used your valuable CUT
cura Remedies. | ave them n thorough
trial. using six bottles Of the Cutlcura
Rcsolvent. two boxes of Cuticura and seven
cakes oil Cuticura Soap, and the result was
lust what | had peer told IT would he"
complete cure.
BELLE WADE. Richmond. Va
Reference, q. W. latimer. Druggist,
Richmond. Va
, 1887-01-26

As the season advances, the pains and
aches by which rheumatism makes itself
known, are experienced after every ex
posure. 1t is not claimed hat Hoods
Sarsaparilla is a specific for rheumatism
we doubt il there is, or can be, such a
remedy. But the thousands benefited
by Hoods Ssrsaparilla, warrant us in
urging Others who suffer from rheumatism
to take it before the first keen twingc.
, 1887-01-26

The best sAlve in the world for cuts,
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cures piles, Or no pay required 1t is
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money refunded Price ~ ents per boz.
For sale BY W n. Hunt
, 1887-01-26

One thing ia certain, that n man who
from his boyhood has been compelled 10
face the world to fight his own battles,
to pay his own bills make his own way.
is better calculated. better fortified to
meet the blow OF adversely than he who
has been cuddled by loving care and
nurtured in a well protected home. Joe
Hownrd
, 1887-01-26

We have sold your Cuficura Remedies
for the last six years, and no medicines on
our shelves give better satisfaction. G. +.
ATTENTION, Druggist, Albany, y. Y.
Cuticura Remedies arc sold everywhere.
Price. Cuticura. SOC; Resolvent, 81; Soap.
25c. Prepared by the foar Drug and
Chemical Co., Boston Mds.
sssd for .'Hsw to csre Skis Diseases"
-0QliQQ pimples. skin blersrhe- and
OuOUo, baby humor cured by CUT
, 1887-01-26
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, 1887-01-26

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, 1887-01-26

was troubled with Salt Rheum for a
number OF years 50 that the skir entirely
came off one of my hands from the finger
ups to the wrist. Tried remedies and doc,
tors prescriptions to no purpose until |
commenced taking Cuticura Remedies and
uow | am entirely cured. y. 7. PAR
KER arg northampton st. Boston.
, 1887-01-26

For the last year ! have had n species OF
itching, scaly and pimply humors on my
face to which l have applied n great many
methods Of treatment without SUCCESS and
which vas speedily and entirely cured by
Cuticura.
, 1887-01-26
Rheumatism

II Is an established Jdct that Hoods Sar-
saparil1a has , - invaluable remedy
in many severe caaE q rheumatism, effect
ing remarkable ,if,., by Its powerful action
in correcting the seL.iy OF the blood. which
is the cause OF &c disease. and purifying
and enriching the Vial fluid.
II Is certainly fair to assume that what
Hoods %Sarsaparilla has done for others 1t
will do for you. Therefore, II you suffer
the pains and aches of rheumatism, give
this potent remedy a fair trial.
"A Positive Cure.
"I was troubled very much with rheuma-
tism in my hips. a~n.les. and wrists. 1
could hardly walk, and was confined to my
bed a good deal Of the time. Being rec
commended to try Hoods S~arsaparilla, 1
took four bottles and I'M perfectly well.
1 cheerfully recommend Hoods S~arsaparilla
as one Of the best blood purifiers in the
world" w. F. WOOD. Bloomington, Ill.
For Twenty Years
Ihave been afflicted with rheumatism. Before
1883 l found no relief. but grew worse. then
began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla. and 1t did
me more good t.isr all the other medicine l
ever had" H. T.. sALcoM, Shirley. Mass.
~ suffered fss,, what the doctors called
muscular rheu..~..... I took Hoods Sar-
saparilh and am " cured. D. A.
P%RoUpFoor, lo;-sr .., Chicago. Ill.
We shai, 10 glad to send, free OF charge
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additional statements of cures by
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only by C. 1. HOOD & CO., Lowell. Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar.
, 1887-01-26

a Chicago butcher admits that two
thirds of the canned meat sold in the
markets there AS chicken is in reality the
meat Of rabbits that have been long
frozen.
, 1887-01-26
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Notice. Tickets are Ten Dollars only.
Halves, IS. Pffths. q. Tsnths, 81.

s.l7S Prizes amounting to.".~~,-- Ski,,Ooo
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, 1887-01-26

Tn, se who want pure Lake Mahpah-
lutah ice. should send their order to Sloan
4 Co., or call at Msuss' bakery, Seven
teenth street.
, 1887-01-26
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sharp and nervous pains, strains
Vs and weakness reiered ~ one
minute Jy the Catie1ua anti Pain Plaster.
New and perfect. At druggists Csc, five
for 81. Potter Drug and Chemical Com
pany. Boston.
, 1887-01-26
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Pearse K McGill, Druggists.
, 1887-01-26

Legal blanks at the Leader Office.
, 1887-01-26
II ere Scales or Papones.

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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-05-28
IN A CIGARETTES FACTORY.
London Referee


When you enter the enormous
rooms crowded with girls dressed
in bright colors the coup d'9il is
striking in the extreme. In one inn
mense low-vaulted room there are
1900 girls. They sit in endless rows,
about twenty girls to the row, on
either side of the room, all at little
tables, all rolling cigarettes. There
is blaze and blur of color, a ba-
bel of tongues. Every girl has .
gay handkerchief about her neck.
every girl has bright flower stuck
in her hair. All along the walls
hang the gay outdoor dresses OF
the little cigarette-makers. AS /
walk, blushing and nervous, down
an endless avenue of flashing eyes,
I grow almost giddy. 1t is sea
of women's faces, an undulating
ocean of hower-decked heads. One
has to pick ones way carefully
down the central avenue, for it is
blocked all along the line with era
dies. The married cigarette-makers
are allowed to bring their babies
with them to the factory. They
rock the cradle with one foot while
their busy fingers roll the cigarette.
"Silence" is called by the fore
woman as the visitor passes down
the line, but there is ".chut-chut" I"
every second from some dark-eyed
wench who points to cradle and
holds out her hand. 1t is the habit
of visitors to bestow occasional cop
pers OH the babies, and so all the
young mothers are OH the alert for
the visitors charity.
| The girls earn good wages. At
many of the tables whole families
are working together. But the
hours are long and tho atmosphere
awful. The damp, warm odor OF
the tobacco in the long, low-roofed
rooms is, in itself, almost stupefy-
ing. But there is no ventilation,
and the atmosphere is absolutely
indescribable. Many of the girls
smoke cigarettes at their work. l
was very glad to light one myself
long before l had done the round
IOf the factory.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-05-28

up. declared that it would not be
safe for Jumbo to go through the
streets, as he would scare all the
horses. They accordingly declared
that he should be boxed up, and
the box was built amid popular
misery. When it was finished
Jumbo refused to 60 into it, and
the British nation declared that he
was perfectly right and hoped he
would continue to refuse. In he
went, however, and was triumphant
ly carried on board the steamer,
bidding his adopted land farewell
by shrill toot with his trunk up
lifted above the side of the box as
the steamer left the pier.
His reception here is fresh in the
memory of New Workers, as it was
triumphal progress, viewed by
hundreds of thousands and told in
many columns of print. Upt the
time that Jumbo had a difficulty
with a railroad train and converted
himself into a memory he brought
in for the firm a round million OF
dollars.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-05-28
POPLAR SCIENCE.

The work performed by the hu-
man body in a dag in circulating
the blood, in breathing and in other
processes, is equal to that of D.
horsepower for one minute, or suf-
ficient to light 3-candle incan-
descent lamp continuously.
The reason of 'the sun putting
out fire" is thus explained: At
the time of day when the sun shines
into a room the fire is often allowed
to get dull, and the suns rays warm
and rarely the air in the room as
much as the fire warns the air
passing over it up the chimney.
Hence the draght ceases'and the
fire goes out.
1t is stated on the authority of
DIR. Grawitz, an assistant of DR..
VirchOw's, that in as many as one
third of the cases Of so-called mus
cular rheumatism which have been
examined post-mortem, the pres
ence of trichina spirallis has been
demonstrated. In many of these
cases the parasites must have been
present in the muscles for many
years.
The heat of fire is very likely to
put piano out of tune. This is
not due to the expanding and con
tracing of the strings, as generally
supposed, but to the variations pro-
duced in the sounding-boards un-
der the influence of the increased
dryness of the air, especially in
furnace-heated houses. Sounding.
boards are made of spruce, because
Of the superior resonance of that
timber, but spruce, of all woods, is
most affected by change of temper
ature.
M. Ligner, an Austrian meteorol
ogist, claims to have ascertained
after careful investigation, that the
moon has an influence on a mag
netized needle, varying with its
phases and its declinations. The
phenomenon is said to be more
prominently noticeable when the
moon is near the earth, and to b'
very marked when she is passing
from the full to her first or SECOND
quarter. The disturbances arr
found to be at their maximum whel
the moon is in the plane of th'
equator, and greater during th'
southern than it is during the north
ern declinatiOn.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-05-28
Deepest Well I'm America

Belding Bros. of Rockville, Mass,
silk manufacturers, have a branch
at Northampton, and about two
years ago began sinking an artesian
we'll there. 1t has now reached a
depth of g. ,44O feet. All but NO
feet of the boring has been through
sandstone. The Northampton Her
aid saws of the work. When the
sandstone was first reached it was
thought that at depth of $50 feet
that would be the last OF it, but
when this depth had been attained
and the sandstone still continued
it was then predicted that by the
time the drill had gone down 125C
feet it would he through this STRAIT
um. but not so; and again another
prediction was in order, and l5U
feet was the depth named. But
now the best geologists are at 8
loss what to say. The we'll is nov
the deepest in the country, and
with one Or two exceptions, tn'
deepest in the world.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-05-28

1alklnS ABOUT the StOrleS VI
treasures sunk at sea, which are
now so popular" said lawyer who
has had a large experience with
claimants of foreign estates, to
Mail and Express reporter to-day,
Il have on file some facts which
largely support the old adage that
truth is stranger than fiction. One
of the most famous cases of this
sort occurred as long ago as 1899,
and the salvage operations have
been continued up to almost the
present day. Eighty-eight years
ago the ship Lutine sailed from
Yarmouth Roads, England, on Oc-
tober 8, for Texel, laden with twen-
ty-two guns, number of passen-
gers and f140,O00 of specie. She
struck on the outer bank Of Fly
island passage, in violent gale at
night, going to pieces and carrying
down with her all on board except
two. The treasure had been con-
signed to Hamburg by certain
mercantile firms, and the spot
where she went down being within
the territory Of Holland salvage
operations were at once begun, the
Dutch government making con-
dition that two-thirds of the specie
found should go to it and the re-
mainder to the finders. After about
eighteen months fS0,0OO were re-
covered, besides some silver, after
which the work was abandoned
In 1914 it was resumed, and kept
up for seven years, the result being
the recovery of few paltry pieces
of silver. In 1922 a company was
formed for the purpose of making
further search for the missing
money, the Dutch government ad-
vancing the company a sum Of
money on condition that it should
have half of the find. Several
thousand pounds were spent
in the work, but nothing was re-
covered. By this time the wreck
had become deeply imbeded in the
sand and was extremely difficult
to reach by the divers. In 1857
the search was again begun by
other spectators. After several
years of persistent effort over f25,-
600 were recovered. lin 1871 =
special act of parliament was passed
authorizing the Lloyds to continue
this work and these contracts with
the Dutch government. But | have
not heard that anything more has
been recovered. Possibly in years
to come violent storm may shift
the bed of sand now covering the
old wreck and afford better faeili.
ties for the divers.
ga parallel case was that Of the
Thetis, British frigate, which was
wrecked on the coast of Brazil in
1890. with s162,OOO of bullion
on board. The hull went to pieces.
leaving the specie in five or six
fathoms of water. For eighteen
months the admiral at the Brazil
station and the captains and crews
of four sloops-of-war were engaged
hunting for the treasure. So great
was the danger that four lives were
lost. 1t is known that a good part
of the treasure was recoverd, from
the fact that in the disputes and
litigation resulting from the find
the court of admiralty awarded
Eli, 900 and the privy council f29,.
900, with f25,SO0 for expenses"